Château La Louvière is an estate winery in Léognan in the Pessac-Léognan AOC on the left bank of the Bordeaux region.

Owner: Acquired by the late André Lurton in 1965.

Vineyards: Château La Louvière is favourably sited between Château Haut-Bailly and Château Carbonnieux. It is one of the great chateaux of the region, devised in the 18th-century by François Lhote. The vineyard was replanted from 1965 upon acquisition by André Lurton. Cabernet Sauvignon (66%), Merlot (20%) and Cabernet Franc (14%) are planted (37 ha) mainly on gravel, with limestone and silica. It comes from 18 ha of hand-picked Sauvignon Blanc (85%) and Semillon (15%). Hand picking.

Winery: In 2005 André Lurton installed a Tribaies machine at Château La Louvière (see also Château Rochemorin) for the 2005 harvest, to sort mechanically harvested grapes.

Wines

Pessac-Léognan Blanc AOC, L (de Louvière): A second wine.

Pessac–Léognan Blanc AOC, Château La Louvière: 1991 Debut. | 1993 Aggressive acidity, leaner and greener than the 1994, new oak more noticeable and shorter at Domaine de Chevalier on Thursday 13th April 1995 with Roy Richards, Olivier and Anne Bernard, François Lurton and others. | 1994 Fat creamy integrated oak, depth and length, vibrant acidity, touch alcoholic on finish, some length (Visit 13th April 1995).

Pessac-Léognan Rouge AOC, L (de Louvière): Sees less wood than La Louvière itself. | 1991 Debut.

Pessac–Léognan Rouge AOC, Château La Louvière:

Contact

Château La Louvière

149 Avenue Cadaujac

F-33850 Léognan, France

Tel+33 05.56.64.75.87